So, you ask…was the HOWARD THE DUCK movie good or bad?

[@AbitofEverything4U]

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[@Pigpen_YT]

Can’t wait for the eventual video going over the timeline of the two 1979 direct to tv Captain America films. The ones where Steve is the son of Captain America, insane choice lmao

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Always a pleasure to see your comments, sir! And yeah, I really do need to review those movies. I've never watched them, so I'm honestly curious to see if they're any good. My expectations are very low, so hopefully I'll be surprised!

[@DrummingOtaku]

I haven't seen this movie, but it's crazy how the cinematography of average 80's movies blows so many modern blockbusters out of the water. I really hope the MCU gets their act together with that one day.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, I suspect Lucas had a lot to do with that, tbh. While the storyline wasn’t that great, the cinematography was really nice!

[@Netherstrasz]

I loved this movie as a kid of the 80s/early 90s. As an adult I appreciate it for what it is-a silly sci-fi comedy that falls into the so-good-it's-bad categories, and I love those. The ironic thing is that it's infamy has kept it relevant. The worst thing for any form of media is to be forgotten, and this movie will NEVER be forgotten!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Great feedback. I agree, this film will never be forgotten. It does indeed fall into the so-good-it's-bad category and I can't believe I had never watched it. Had alot of fun breaking it down!

[@Netherstrasz]

@ I’m glad you enjoyed it! The overlords had a great design and scared me when I was a kid too. Like that scene in the car with the arm reaching out of the scientists’ mouth. Crazy for a movie meant for kids!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Exactly! I just couldn’t figure out whether this movie was being aimed at kids or adults… Cause it was kind of all over the place in that regard!

[@HowardTheDucksWong]

I absolutely love this movie! It's such a guilty pleasure of mine and I actually never noticed those Lucasfilm easter eggs before! Fun fact too: In the What If Howard and Darcy got hitched episode, an easter egg not many have pointed out is that when Howard takes his mugshot, his inmate number is actually the release date of this movie!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Great point about his mug shot… You are absolutely right about that. And I agree, this movie is basically a guilty pleasure. I had never seen it before, but I really enjoyed watching it for this breakdown!

[@ManLikeGoodFilm]

I would really like to see a video on all the old hulk films and Tv show.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I think that’s a great idea… I would probably have to summarize a lot of the TV show because there were so many seasons, but that would be a lot of fun to do a video on those shows and movies

[@jnzooger]

I’m glad I got to see your F4 video before it got taken down. I happen to love this one despite its camp.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Glad you were able to see the Fan 4 vid. Bummer about that. And yeah, the Howard movie is pure camp. Had fun breaking it down!

[@DarthTingleBinks]

I remember despising this movie when I first watched it. And I haven't seen it since. As for any other breakdowns or timeline placements, while it would take a LONG time to do the show AND the movies, I would love to see you cover The Incredible Hulk. I think it might be the most likely thing to be relevant to Secret Wars since it was arguably the first widely popular comics adaptation since Superman wouldn't come out for another year. And Lou Ferrigno is still kicking, so I could see them paint him up and stick him in there for a cameo or something.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oh, that’s a good point… Yeah, Ferrigno has already made a few Marvel appearances, so maybe they actually bring back his hulk for secret wars!

[@hunterterrell5735]

That Howard briefly appeared in a shield comic dealing with comic Howard helping Shield during a Multiverse thing was Howard and Fitz briefly seeing the guitar playing scene alongside the MCU versions of themselves

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Nice!

[@lawznwdsc]

This was definitely a weird movie but I wouldn't mind if this Howard appeared in secret wars. It would be fun to see Duckworld in the MCU.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I agree...very, very weird movie. But it would indeed be cool to see him in Secret Wars!

[@lawznwdsc]

@AbitofEverything4U Hey do you think we'll see Melina appearing in Thunderbolts?

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I hope!

[@JasonPtt]

I love this old movie series breakdowns! It lets me enjoy movies that I’ll most probably never watch, so your videos are like a condensed form of entertainment from material I’d never get to enjoy

[@AbitofEverything4U]

That’s great to hear… Yeah, that’s what I was honestly hoping. I know a lot of people won’t end up watching the movies, but would still like to know what went on in them.

[@Ralph_ralphster]

I remember being shown this film and asking to turn it off because of how incredibly uncomfortable it made me. I was like 6, I’m proud of myself because years later I told my friend (huge marvel fan) the movie existed. He didn’t believe me and decided to look it up and buy the film and watch it in his phone during the whole sleep over. His face at the end said it all.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, this movie had alot of uncomfortable moments, tbh. It was so hard to figure out who the audience was supposed to be. You have an oddly polite and G-rated Howard the Duck doing very PG-13 things during the entire movie. The scene at thQe massage parlor was just plain bizarre!

[@smashtrivia3273]

I feel like of the stuff from before the 2000s this and Lou Ferrigno Hulk are the most likely ones to pop up in Secret Wars just because they are decently well known. Lou Ferrigno could need a bit of convincing because he's got a bit of beef with Marvel as he doesn't like their use of CGI for Hulk.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Good suggestion! Yes, I would agree that Ferrigno may decide to return if he and Marvel can work it out

[@MightyMarshallandTJP]

Howard The duck is the best character in the MCU from Guardians of the Galaxy movies. 👉But wait, Howard was in Avengers: Endgame at the end? 👈 WHAT?! I didn't know he was in it, but it was amazing for helping all the heroes to defeat all the villains at the end. Darcy and Howard are married together, and they have a baby, but I don't understand why Darcy delivered the egg, but it was odd. What if Season 1 episode 7 was a cliffhanger it is leaving what part was going to happen of Darcy and Howard. In season 3, episode 4, we all know it was a cliffhanger. But Darcy and Howard are married together, and they have their baby egg, but it was funny how Darcy delivered the egg. But yeah, it was odd. Howard the Duck movie is not PG-13. It goes to PG for little kids and adults, too, but no one don't like it because it was a mistake for Universal. The story it was good for Howard and the human world because he's trapped there. He needs to go back home and longer later. He's trapped in a human world forever because he can't go back. Finally, before the end of the movie. It was all right for Howard for a romance of Beverly.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

That’s a good point that it’s rated PG… But that was I think before they created the PG-13 rating. Because it really should’ve been PG-13 at a minimum… lots of stuff in there that isn’t good for young kids to see.

[@Volvagia0slayer]

Watched this movie a few months ago expecting it to be pretty bad, and I ended the movie thinking it pretty much met my expectations. I actually really liked the alien/demon design for the final fight, but that's the only thing I would want to return or be referenced in a future MCU movie.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, it was pretty much a so-so movie. Not absolutely terrible, but definitely not great. I was glad to have watched it for nostalgia's sake, but definitely won't watch it again. But I agree, the alien/demon design was pretty sweet!

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

16:19 I think you meant to say that Dr. Jenning is back since he was the one possessed by the Dark Overlord. As for the movie itself, one of the biggest issues is the tonal inconsistency.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oops! Great catch. Yes, that was a mistake. And I agree, the tonal inconsistency is a big problem. One minute you think it’s marketed for kids and then the next minute you think it’s for adults. Just really strange.

[@ashler-sidekickverso-9875]

I love Howard the Duck, it's probably my first Marvel superhero movie I've seen.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, it was a fun little movie. I had never seen it before so I enjoyed breaking it down!

[@ThunderMikey]

This movie was bizarre but it is a fun addition to the multiverse

[@AbitofEverything4U]

That's a great way to summarize the movie!

[@chickenphat730]

0:45 I mean I don’t know if we know that happened in the main timeline, because the party Thor episode took place in 2011 right, and he’s in that, when he would have gotten out in 2014 normally. And obviously the branch point is hundreds of years ago. It could be a similar way he escaped in the sacred timeline tho, just not super clear

[@AbitofEverything4U]

That's a really good question. I'm not sure we know when the episode happened in present day of the episode. The branch was waaaaaay back in 965 when Thor was born, but as for when it happens in present day, it's unclear. Either way, we know Howard escaped, so presumably it was in the same manner he escaped in the main timeline. But you could be right that things are very different in the branch.

[@AdamReece-k3q]

Could you do a video on all the Captain America movie universes since Brave New World is coming out

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, I am really curious about those other Captain America movies. I’ve never watched them.

[@teenflashgaming-yc6ul]

No Avengers, Howard's homecoming with the strange demonic portal closed.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Poor Howard!

[@teenflashgaming-yc6ul]

@AbitofEverything4U Strange Duck: "We have no memory of you." "Then do it, make everyone forget who I am."

[@AbitofEverything4U]

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[@TranzFloofyBean]

Yippppeeee you finally covered it ^w^

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, sorry it took me so long. But that was a fun movie to break down!

[@TranzFloofyBean]

It’s oki just happy you finally covered it :D

[@AbitofEverything4U]

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[@graybutsuperwhite7949]

After your video on fantastic four I watched this, I actually thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, this was a fun movie to break down. I’ve never seen it before, so it was nice to finally watch it!

[@phillynicko]

The first time I heard about this movie, I thought it was fan made 😂 great video!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, I agree...it's not much better than what I'd expect from a fan made move, tbh. Shocking, since it was Lucas produced!

[@marvel_junkogeek19.16]

Planet of ducks do bring in an idea of what if if you smart and ponder if the alien duck is from the cosmos. A very jokely parallel

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Great point...now I want to visit the duck planet myself!

[@iraford5788]

This is definitely a classic guilty pleasure marvel movie of mine lmao.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

You are probably not alone in that...I bet that's the case for many people. : )

[@chadd990]

There was this show in the 2000s called Whitest Kids U Know, it was a comedy sketch show similar to Kids in the Hall or Monty Python. There was one sketch where this guy went on a political talk show, and he was trying to justify using bullets that traced baby heads. His excuse was that there could be a biker gang that wears baby doll heads on their jacket, and that's when the bullets would come in handy. @ 6:20 I can see where his inspiration for the sketch came from.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

That is hysterical! Thanks for sharing that. I'll never watch that scene the same way again!

[@superthomasgaming]

I was a Howard the Duck fan as a kid, and one day I found this movie on DVD at Walmart and watched it with my brother. It’s the only superhero movie that made me fall asleep. In fairness by this point the MCU had been around for awhile but still, a boring movie is a boring movie

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, I actually think if I was a kid when I watched it, I would’ve enjoyed it. But watching it as an adult, I just found it to be boring. It had some funny moments, but overall was just so so.

[@smashtrivia3273]

I love this movie there's just this charm about it that hooks me in immediately everytime I watch it.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I agree… It was a really fun movie. The endless duck puns were impressive because they never repeated one… It was always something original.

[@Riley_C.]

As one of the first ever marvel movies I feel like this has to get at least a reference in Secret Wars

[@AbitofEverything4U]

ikr? Gotta show it some respect!

[@theorycraftingmachine2876]

Can you please have your next video you release on KZbin be how the Knightmare scenes from Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice and Zack Snyder's Justice League are an exact copy of Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame, also can you release the video this week on Thursday January 30?

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I do like that idea a lot… But I haven’t done any research on it at this point so it will take me a while

[@theorycraftingmachine2876]

I can help you with the research, first go read the Justice League 2 (2019) and Justice League 2A (2020) Storyboards written by Zack Snyder and Jim Lee. Also I might send you a link to my video.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Sure… Send me a link to your video. My fear is just that people aren’t that interested in the DCEU at this point. I think people have moved on to the new DCU.

[@theorycraftingmachine2876]

​@@AbitofEverything4UYou are probably right, but it would be a cool video, so that those who don't know can be amazed by the similarities. By the way Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man just came out on Disney+ and was placed in the same spot X-Men '97 was, so that makes your theory about X-Men '97 being canon to the MCU seem more likey however Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man feels more like a What If…? type scenario meaning that it is a branch off of the Sacred Timeline Earth-616.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

You’ll have to check out my video on your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. I think it’s in a different universe and not a what if branch

[@bluebellsforever]

I'm not sure if it's canon cuz he looks different in the guardians movies and also he's back in space in those movies.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oh, good point. I should have stressed that this isn't the same Howard. But he could appear in Secret Wars as a variant of Howard.

[@bluebellsforever]

​​@@AbitofEverything4Uwell actually I wouldn't know if he's nicer in this movie compared to the guardians movies cuz, well, I haven't watched this movie, but also he doesn't show up that much in the guardians movies and even when he does, he doesn't say much, so how can we know his personality ? (I haven't watched what if tho, so if that show gives us something to chew on, then that's good)

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah… The stuff you haven’t watched would answer your question

[@nicksorenson940]

I remember wanting to watch this for the first time on VHS cause I couldn't help but be intrigued by the whole concept from Marvel Comics of an anthropomorphic duck having to be stuck in the human world, which I hadn't really seen the MCU doing with their take on the character yet. I just know that when I watched it with my mom she really did not like this film. I wouldn't consider this a great Marvel movie, or even a great Lucasfilm one, but it would still be fun to see some multiverse cameo of this Howard in the MCU if only due to how infamous this film's reputation is.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah… This is one of those movies that most parents probably thought their kids could watch and then the parents sat down and watched it and were horrified. Lol!

[@Rosefivethousandluffy]

Good use of the character. They would probably made it more like Shang chi. A comedic rush hour with a duck. Movie still had sense at best

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oh, that’s a cool idea… Yeah, a comedic rush-hour type concept would’ve been awesome!

[@coolerkerl8469]

Crazy that George Lucas made this movie, a movie where Lorraine from Back to the Future sleeps with an alien duck...

[@AbitofEverything4U]

ikr? How could this be a Lucas made film?

[@coolerkerl8469]

​@@AbitofEverything4Uit's insane!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

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[@Slicedude2004]

For me personally since it's a comedy and I find it funny I don't understand how people can call it bad. If comedy makes you personally laugh there's no such thing as bad comedy.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

That’s a good point… As long as it’s got good humor, then that can make a movie enjoyable in and of itself. I think for me what was so weird was how on one hand it seemed to be very kid oriented in the humor and then on the other hand, it was surprisingly mature in the humor. So the tonal nature of the movie probably was the biggest disconnect for me.

[@doctordreamcast2093]

I remember my mom showing me this movie as a kid and being absolutely mortified of all the eldritch abominations in it

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah… It’s such a weird movie because it seems like it’s marketed for kids and yet I don’t really view it as a kid friendly movie.

[@ItsJustBlakey]

Love it or hate it, this film helped to lay the path to the MCU. Who knows where we'd be without it?! (I suspect things wouldn't be so different really)

[@nicksorenson940]

More like it helped lay the path for 2000's X-Men and 2002's Spider-Man, which then helped lay the path to the MCU for being far more successful and better received.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Great comments! I agree with both of you. Odd as this movie was, it laid the path for 1998's Blade, the 2000's X-men, and beyond. So we owe that little duck a big thanks, it seems!

[@Celebok]

Hehehe! So I actually saw this movie in the theater when it came out, the summer before I started high school, though for the life of me I can't remember why I went to see it, as I really can't imagine myself wanting to go see it at the time -- probably got dragged into it by some friends or something, or we had nothing better to do. And back then I had absolutely no clue that Howard the Duck was a Marvel character, and didn't even learn that until sometime after Guardians of the Galaxy, in which I was confused by his seemingly random appearance there. My reaction to this movie at the time was that it was just really weird and a stupid concept, and I haven't seen it since. So yeah, when I first saw him in GOTG, I was like, what the heck is this weird random character from a bad 80's movie doing there?! Hehe. Eventually I finally learned that he's from Marvel Comics, though I don't remember where I first learned that. Anyway, your video contained a lot of interesting facts about the Howard character than I never knew, so thanks for this!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

That’s so cool that you saw it in high school. Yeah, I don’t know why I didn’t see it in the theaters, but it was fun watching it for this breakdown. I can totally understand why you thought it was weird when you saw it… it is a very odd movie.

[@Herokalla]

We need a Marvel rivals timeline even tho there's like nothing that tells you too too much and timestream entanglement plus multiple realities but I feel like a Marvel rivals video would get some new people here

[@AbitofEverything4U]

That's a cool idea. I need to beef up on Marvel Rivals. I admit to not having enough time to play the game, but maybe I can find info on it online.

[@Herokalla]

@@AbitofEverything4U Honestly would be your best bet, the most for storyline in game comes from character bios and there's like 35 tho is the thing, and on top of that you do get lore from sound bites between characters that are slightly lore heavy in some cases but you could probably find those voice lines online, those character bios are loooooooong tho

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Wow… Sounds like a lot of work. But it would be fun to do a video on it!

[@Herokalla]

@@AbitofEverything4U tbh yeah it is a lot of work especially thinking about multiple sets of them from multiple realities then their cosmetics skins have their own additional plot it really is quite the project but I feel like you're def the man for the job if you're up for it all these other breakdown channels I feel like are kinda lacking cause they are hard focused on getting the content out then picking it apart for every drop of easter egg potential and you more than others do breakdowns on things that arent just mainline mcu like Moon girl, I wouldn't have ever watched that without you and it's fire

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Thanks! Yeah, I definitely tread the unbeatable path with a lot of my videos. So in that regard doing a video on rivals would be right up my alley!

[@shotbyrot]

Love this video

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Thanks for the positive feedback...really appreciate it!

[@schulbus13]

As someone who was never really interested in howard the duck, I'm actually surprised this looks funny as duck

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, it wasn’t a bad movie by any means. I certainly enjoyed it. I wish Howard had had his snappy banter because honestly, he was kind of vanilla through most of the movie. But I still thought it was a lot of fun to break down.

[@YouTubeCritic]

Hot take, but I remember actually enjoying this film as a kid. I loved most 80s movies back then, so maybe that's why, but I should still probably rewatch with adult eyes to see how well this holds up.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I definitely think it’s worth a rewatch as an adult to see what you think. I mean, it’s not a bad movie… I enjoyed it and it was the first time I have ever seen it.

[@YouTubeCritic]

@AbitofEverything4U This video definitely put it back on my radar again. In retrospect, I also probably should have waited to watch this until I was an adult 😅

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I hope you do still rewatch it though… It’ll be nostalgia for you!

[@YouTubeCritic]

@@AbitofEverything4U Most definitely!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

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[@arinidewi1938]

so far we know, the Tokusatsu Spider man is the only pre-Blade movie character that has been confirmed to return through Beyond the spiderverse (at least according to Phil Lord).other than that its unlikely if marvel would bring back any Pre-Blade characters such as Dolph's Punisher, Hasselhoff's Nick Fury, Alex White' Reed Richards, or even this Howard Duck given how obscure these movies are.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I agree, it's probably unlikely. But at the same time, I could see Marvel having very brief cameos from several of these pre-Blade movies. So just in case, I wanted to have these breakdowns out there for people to learn about the movies and the characters. Plus, it was fun to watch these old movies and look for the easter eggs and timelines!

[@hi6645]

Hopefully you don’t get a another strike again

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, I'm hoping this should be fine. There are breakdowns of the movie using full clips on the internet, so fingers crossed I don't run into any issues since I'm just using stills. I suspect the issue with the Fantastic Four was mostly due to it never being officially released. Or at least I hope! 🙏

[@FreddyKurganNimmo]

2:50 - Tattooine has 2 suns.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

D'oh! I'm a total dork. Of course it has two suns and not two moons. At least the comparison still worked, but I'll take the L on that. lol!

[@vincently1995]

'86 Howard the Duck = Universal Pictures MCU Howard the Duck = Marvel Studios

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yep...and I bet Marvel is like "Universal, you can keep it!" : )

[@HowardTheDucksWong]

As someone who tried to watch Mutant X, fair warning, it's almost TOO early 00s. It can be a full on Matrix ripoff at times and it was hard to get even through the first episode lol

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, I was afraid that might be the case!

[@coolerkerl8469]

Finally it's here! 🔥

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, sorry it took so long. Fun movie to breakdown, though!

[@coolerkerl8469]

​@@AbitofEverything4Uno worries, the wait was definitely worth it

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Thanks!

[@hunterterrell5735]

There was two comics and a video game tie into the movie but they all had the dark Overlord as a main villain of it so I'm not sure if those are Canon or not. boy, this movie is surely odd

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I agree… Very odd movie indeed. On one hand, it was aimed at kids and then on the other hand, it was aimed at adults. So I don’t really know that it met the demand of either group.

[@hunterterrell5735]

My mother once all the movie on a pay-per-view Channel briefly free she wants it by herself then forbidden me and my brother from watching it ever

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Lol… Great story!

[@coolerkerl8469]

21:23 what would you say how many days exactly go by?

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Looks like 2 days for most of the movie: Sep 8: He arrives on earth, rescues Beverly and crashes at her place. Sep 9: They visit Phil, Howard leaves to get a job, he returns to beat up her manager, they go to Beverly's place, Dr. Jenning arrives, they go to the lab that night, the explosion occurs, they escape, go to the diner, Dr. Jenning/Overlord kidnaps Beverly Sep 10: Jenning/Overlord goes to the power plant to power up, Phil and Howard chase in the flying thing, final showdown at the lab Then, it likely advances to an unknown date when they are doing their band performance at the end. It's enough time to write a new song and for Howard to be manager. Maybe a few months later?

[@coolerkerl8469]

@AbitofEverything4U awesome thanks alot!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Sure thing! Yeah, the timeline management in this movie was off the charts!

[@coolerkerl8469]

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[@AbitofEverything4U]

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[@MCLegoboy]

The more I think about this movie, the better it gets. No, it's not really great, and I doubt plans for a sequel really were in the works, but this was more about just making a movie for fun based on a goofy character from comics. I own the Blu-ray, George Lucas just threw the idea at his friends who helped him on American Graffiti and he helped them on a few of their own projects, too, and so it was just because, and if it was successful, maybe a sequel. There were definitely some issues with production, but I don't think George was super unhappy in that one photo, he's just not very outgoing when in public, he's pretty reserved, and whoever was taking that photo was probably someone he didn't really know all that well. Really this is one of those movies where George would go, "Yeah, not everyone got it, oh well." This is technically part of the Lucasfilm canon of films, it's not all just Star Wars and Indiana Jones, but they're few and far between. There are some rather impressive special effects though. Tilting the whole set of that diner so all the tables go slamming into the door, there's a few times Howard's actually a puppet and they do a decent job hiding some of it, and Phil Tippet's stopmotion creatures for the Overlords, he's one of the best there's ever been. Oh, and I just love the song at the end of the movie. The riffs that sound like duck quacks are incredible! I think they should have Howard the Duck be in Doomsday. Just one suit needs to be made, you get someone to perform in it for a day, and both Lea Thompson and Chip Zien (Howard's voice) are still active actors, so it can be done. You just have them walking down the sidewalk and then Howard looks up in the sky and says, "What the duck?!" It's Doctor Doom and a legion of Doombots coming to destroy the world in order for his universe to survive the upcoming incursion. Or you save Howard for Secret Wars and he gets to show off some of his Duck Fu with MCU Howard the Duck. I don't know how well that'd play, but come on, you have to do something with the characters from the first theatrical Marvel movie.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Great feedback! I agree, the Overlord creature was very well done. And I was impressed with several elements being pulled from the comics, even if they were altered. I do think Howard should have been more sarcastic, as it was weird to see him legit being polite. But otherwise, not a bad movie. And I agree, he totally needs to show up during Doomsday or Secret Wars. Gotta happen!

[@arinidewi1938]

lol imagine how overbloated its gonna be if they bring back nearly all versions of the marvel characters in secret wars. except for those actors who has passed away

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oh, I agree with you… I think that if they bring them back, it needs to be a very short cameo. Definitely not time for a long cameos with characters that the general fan base won’t recognize.

[@jeremymorris345]

22:19 Japanese Spider-Man is rumored to be in Beyond the Spider-Verse, so that might be a good one to do.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Excellent suggestion!

[@vogglingcharlievsadamhotel]

Beverly Switzler 🏖️

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Beverly rocks!

[@erikelliott8015]

The horniness of the film needs to broken down for multiverse reasons.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

ikr? They make Howard's personality G-rated and put him in PG-13 situations the entire movie long!

[@4891MR]

The problem is poor direction. It wanted to be a cult film and it wanted to be mainstream at the same time. The job of a movie director is to pick one. It could have been more successful either way, but audiences didn't know what to make of it. Your example of Howard's personality is a good one: a few more the details might have been adjusted along with that or else the source material might have been adapted more thoroughly and coherently.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Excellent commentary! I agree 100% with your analysis. The movie just didn't know what it wanted to be. Was it for kids...was it for adults...was it a thriller...was it a comedy...was it campy...was it to be taken seriously...it was all over the place. Not sure how Lucas could have delivered a film like that after Star Wars and Raiders. Wild stuff!

[@jakaigriffin836]

I have a crazy theory i think one point in the x-men timeline after day of future past i think the tva seen the x-men origins deadpool in to the vole after he have his head cut off and that deadpool is probably creepy is still out there's in vole ready to kill anyone he sees

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Cool theory!

[@HistorySkate]

I hate that the only thing I remember about this movie is a certain duck body part 😅

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yep, that was indeed the most jarring moment of the movie, especially because it comes out of nowhere and was in the first 5 minutes. So you spend the rest of the movie trying to erase that memory. lol!

[@Soundwave-f7t]

I whoud like to see a timeline for the lego universe

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oh wow… Now that would be a lot of work… But I think it would be incredibly cool to see it. Excellent suggestion!

[@Soundwave-f7t]

It would be a lot of work especially with all the dlc levels and the Deadpool/gwenpoll missions

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah… I agree. It would be a lot of work. Sure would be cool though!

[@Dreedo.]

how does he know?🤯

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Great question! Then again...how does anybody know? It's all such a big mystery.

[@john_comi]

"You know what they say... You're out of luck, until you've gone duck!"

[@AbitofEverything4U]

lol...indeed!

[@BlackHedgehog]

Only watching this video because I'll never watch this film. Overall it sounds a lot like the Fantastic Four movie in that with a better budget and a better script it could be amazing. Except this got released haha. Also was some weird audio issue (sounded like two recordings of yourself at the same time) around 19:35 oof.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah… It was an interesting film to say the least… And dang it I know exactly what happened on that audio issue… Sigh

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Really appreciate you catching that...not sure how I missed it. I've clipped the oops out, but it takes abit for it to resave. Anyway, many thanks!

[@BlackHedgehog]

@@AbitofEverything4U Not a problem! I know sometimes I poke a little fun at some of the oops bits but this was me just being helpful.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I agree… This was incredibly helpful. Many thanks!

[@TidalVex]

I wonder which one George Lucas is more embarrassed by: Howard the Duck or the Star Wars Holiday Special?

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oh now, that’s a good question… I guess I would have to say the Star Wars Holliday special edges out howard the duck because no part of the holiday special was bearable (other than the Boba Fett appearance perhaps) while howard the duck at least had a few moments that were worth checking out. But yeah, it would be interesting to ask Lucas that question!

[@nicksorenson940]

Star Wars was George's baby far more than Howard was, so it would definitely have to be the latter. I feel like I have to say that it was his baby in the past tense ever since he sold his baby over to Disney, and we all know how the fans have felt about the franchise today since being in Disney's hands.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

@nicksorenson940 Yep… Well said.

[@howveyouben]

I’m pretty sure the topless duck isn’t “anatomically correct” seeing how ducks don’t have mammary glands of any kind. 😅 Also that scene is burned into my brain because I was shown this movie when I was like 11 (and I raised in a Christian household 😬)

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Good point… I should say anatomically correct on duck world. Seems a lot of things are different on that crazy planet. And yeah, I suspect anyone that watched that as a kid would definitely never forget it. Such a bizarre scene to have in the movie and for it to be within the first five minutes, no less. No clue what they were thinking when they did that!

[@arinidewi1938]

19:35 that sounds weird

[@AbitofEverything4U]

ikr, it just doesn't sound right!

[@jyeenthehyena]

It would be fun to see you cover the japanese Spider-Man when we get closer to Beyond The Spider-Verse

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oh, now that’s a good idea!

[@jyeenthehyena]

@@AbitofEverything4U I got a few timeline notes for each episode you can use, if you decide to cover it in the future

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Oh wow… That would be awesome!

[@LiMe251]

Fun fact: That show is the reason Power Rangers has giant robots, in order of events: Toei Spider-Man show (Bandai pushes for them to include a giant robot to boost toy sales) Super Sentai (The third season, Battle Fever J, is inspired by the show to include a giant robot as well, mini fun fact: this season was originally planned to be a Captain America toku series, later seasons would switch from a singular robot to multiple smaller combining ones), Power Rangers (The 16th season of Super Sentai, Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger is adapted for America, bringing the robots with it)

[@AbitofEverything4U]

@LiMe251 thanks for sharing all that… That was really cool!

[@noelstafford7266]

I saw it in the theater. It was horrible, but it was still Howard in a movie, and Beverly was played by that cutie Lea Thompson, so another couple of hours successfully wasted. Okay, now onto the video

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, I bet it was quite the experience in the theatre. Not sure why I didn't go see it there myself, but I finally watched it for the first time for this vid. What a bizarre movie...my word!

[@DrummingOtaku]

Apparently there is a really amazing cut of the 1990's Captain America film that's out there. It's been shown recently to a few people. I really hope we get to see it soon.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Interesting! I’ll have to go looking for that. Sounds intriguing!

[@MatthewKKwan122]

Weird movie, hate what if makes Howard the Duck and Darcy have a baby

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, Howard and Darcy having a baby was definitely an odd choice. Honestly was weirder than anything in the movie, and that's saying alot!

[@orangebiker4926]

Decided to watch this while eating in order to pass time before I get back to my homework. Nice timeline analysis of this very interesting film. I guess it probably would’ve been more successful had Howard the Duck been the way that we all know him to be now.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Good call...this vid is perfect for watching during a meal. Yeah, a wise cracking duck would have made it alot better, imo.

[@ytuser_3122]

5:03 No, thank you Marvel Jesus

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Lol… Yes, indeed… He is Marvel Jesus!

[@RusianSpy]

This movie seems way too weird...but at least it doesn't seem like the worst movie.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, it was soooooo weird. But I agree, not the worst movie I've seen. Definitely had a fun campiness to it!

[@Jodipo]

I rather rewatch the Howard x Darcy What If episode 100 times before watching this movie again (I probably seen it once and that was enough).

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yep… There is no doubt that once is more than enough for this movie!

[@orangebiker4926]

But who knows?

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Great question!

[@thetotalrandomguy]

Hit Monkey is such a great animated show that Marvel Studios should've put more effort in promoting, maybe if it gets renewed under Marvel Studios animation division it would get more eyeballs on it! Also I think think the Moon Girl show might be worth discussing more since they've mentioned the multiverse in a consistent way with the MCU and it's a fun show and the second half of season 2 is coming early next month! I had no clue there was an actual Power Pack project in the 90s- that's wild!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yes, I'll definitely break down the second half of Moon Girl season 2. Love that show!

[@Zenlore6499]

To be fair, I don’t think I’ve ever seen George Lucas look happy 😂

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Lol… Very good point!

[@hirilvuin9328]

I respect Seth Green’s take on Howard in What If after seeing this version 😆

[@AbitofEverything4U]

I agree...I liked Seth Green's take even better after watching this version!

[@pizzatime1146]

I still think its werid that the first wide spread Marvel movie ever realased was Howard the Duck. Like out of all possible options they choose the duck.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Great point! Yes, that was such a strange choice. So DC by this time had four Superman movies out and Marvel chooses Howard the duck. Go figure!

[@ivanagustinortiz5237]

Howard the duck and then Dolph Lungren's Punisher, crazy lol

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Ikr?

[@ghostpizza0]

I think this movie was bad 😊

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Yeah, it was definitely a weird movie. I'd never seen it before, so I'm glad I watched it, but it was very strange indeed!

[@Alejandroigarabide]

This movie makes me think of something interesting. In the beggining, humanity imagined strange fictional places and creatures living somewhere in the world (from Mount Olympus in ancient times to places like Skull Island in early twentieth century) because Earth was seen as so big that it could be believable. By the time Howard the Duck came out, strange places and creatures were usually placed "somewhere in another galaxy", from classics like Star Wars to obscure films like Dinosaur Planet (an obscure movie where dinosaurs evolved in another planet just like on Earth). Because the universe was seen as so big that it could be believable. Nowadays when we want to create fictional universes we don't imagine them in our reality, but in parallel universes. It makes me think that maybe in the future the concept of the multiverse might be seen as too much for the suspension of disbelief of future audiences, just like the first two are for us.

[@AbitofEverything4U]

Fantastic feedback. Yeah, I had the same thought as I was listening to the narration. I was so ready for them to say he came from a parallel universe and instead, it was just waaaaaaay out there in the galaxy. Pretty cool how things have changed now that we understand our galaxy so much better!

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@@AbitofEverything4U Thanks!

[@AbitofEverything4U]

yw!